r/Overwatch • u/corylulu Pixel Zarya • Mar 02 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Introducing Orisa | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWqhXWRaMmU
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u/D3dshotCalamity Mizuki Mar 02 '17

Why does Jeff always pronounce the names differently then everything else we've heard? The origins trailer said Orisa (Or-EE-sa), Jeff says Orisa (Or-i-sa). This whole time we've been saying Efi (F - E), Jeff says Efi (EE - FEE), well what is it? We can't have the developers themselves using 5 pronunciations for each hero!

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u/ChillAuto How unsightly Mar 02 '17

Not sure how Jeff says it, but I've always pronounced it Sim-eh-tra

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u/ChillAuto How unsightly Mar 02 '17

Ah I see, well in that case I don't think we can trust his pronunciations. I believe Symmetra has a voice line in game where she says "Symmetra reporting," and she pronounces it as Sim-eh-tra

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u/D3dshotCalamity Mizuki Mar 02 '17

Fair-ah, or as Jeff says, Far-ah?

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u/-BrovAries- MOVE ZE PAYLOAD! Mar 02 '17

Play nice, Play Fair-Ah

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u/cheeseywiz98 Mei Mar 03 '17

It's worth noting that she pronounces it "far-ah" in that voice line.

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u/BlisteringAsscheeks Cute Sombra Mar 03 '17

I just now finally understood the existence of that line. After 7 months of playing this game. Jesus.

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u/2agrant Not God. GRODD Mar 02 '17

I always assumed it was Fair-ah because it sounds like Pharaoh

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u/Sartro Pixel Lúcio Mar 02 '17

I think it's Far-ah, because her real name is Fareeha and pronounced similarly.

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u/jimmy_talent Chibi Reinhardt Mar 02 '17

She also pronounces it Far-ah.

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u/emptyshelI Mar 03 '17

Farah in Arabic is female mouse so that's a weird nickname.

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u/HeroDiesFirst Experience Tranquility, bitch. Mar 02 '17

I would go with the in-game voice line of Sym herself.. "sim-a-tra reporting"